TRANSFER GOSSIP ☆ Manchester United are preparing a £24m bid to beat Chelsea to the signing of Romas 27-year-old Morocco defender Mehdi Benatia. (Sunday Express) ☆ Liverpool are still interested in signing Monaco striker Radamel Falcao, 28, but the Colombian international would prefer a move to Real Madrid. (Mail on Sunday) ☆ Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has held talks with Paris St-Germains £10m-rated French midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 19, to try and persuade him to join the Gunners over Chelsea. (Sunday Express) ☆ Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has told Manchester United and Arsenal that Argentina winger Angel di Maria, 26, and Germany midfielder Sami Khedira, 27, are not for sale. (Daily Star Sunday) ☆ Aston Villa midfielder Karim El Ahmadi, who signed for the Villans from Feyenoord in 2012, wants a transfer back to Dutch football because the 29-year-old is homesick. (Sunday Sun) ☆ Olympiakos centre-back Kostas Manolas, 23, is undergoing a medical at Arsenal ahead of an £8m move to Arsenal. (Goal) ☆ Liverpool are willing to spend £59m to sign Barcelonas Cameroon midfielder Alex Song, 26, and Paris St-Germains Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, 27, next week. (CaughtOffside) ☆ Arsenal face competition from Spanish side Valencia to sign £9m-rated Chile forward Eduardo Vargas, 24, from Napoli. (Daily Star Sunday) OTHER GOSSIP: ☆ Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has axed Nani, Anderson and Wilfried Zaha from the first team, forcing them to train at different times to the main squad and eat away from the first team. (Sunday People) ☆ Former Manchester United manager David Moyes, 51, who left the club last season, says he was not given time to succeed at Old Trafford and that following Sir Alex Ferguson was near enough an impossible job. (Mail on Sunday) ☆ Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, 41, says many British players fail at the top level because they are paid too much, too young in comparison to their peers from other countries. (Mail on Sunday) ☆ England goalkeeper Joe Hart, 27, is set to win his battle to start Manchester Citys opening Premier League game of the season against Newcastle instead of new-signing Willy Caballero, 32, who played in the Community Shield last Sunday. (Sunday Telegraph) ☆ Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes summer signing, Diego Costa, 25, is better than Sergio Aguero, 26, at title-rivals Manchester City and the Spain striker has also brought some grit to the the Blues. (Sunday People) ☆ Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew says his team are stronger than last season, especially up front, after making seven new signings in the close season - with more still to come. (Sunday Telegraph) ☆ Manchester Citys France international Eliaquim Mangala, 23, feels no pressure despite being the the most expensive defender in England at £32m. (Observer) ☆ Crystal Palace caretaker manager Keith Millen is keen to speak with chairman Steve Parish about taking the job on a permanent basis following the surprise departure of Tony Pulis before their opening game of the season. (Observer) ☆ West Bromwich Albion defender Joleon Lescott, 32, responded to a tweet from the club wishing him a happy birthday by mocking former Manchester City team-mate Yaya Toure over his infamous birthday strop. ☆ Queens Park Rangers debutant Rio Ferdinand, 35, took to Twitter following the Hoops 1-0 home defeat against Hull to admit he was culpable for the decisive goal. ☆ Manchester United and their new manager Louis van Gaal received the full meme treatment on Twitter following their 2-1 defeat to Swansea City on the opening day of the Premier League season. (Metro) AND FINALLY: ☆ Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla, 29, got tagged with vanishing spray during first half of their 2-1 win against Crystal Palace after referee Jonathan Moss struggled to operate the can. (Independent) ☆ Tottenham and West Hams Premier League match was interrupted when a fan ran on to take a free-kick for Spurs - going closer to scoring than Hammers midfielder Mark Noble, 27, did from the penalty spot. (Daily Mirror)
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 05:30:28 +0000
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